Activity Event Tile, AgileData Engineering Pattern #6 - Episode #72

Episode 72 of the Agile Data N’ Info podcast, hosted by AgileData, titled "Activity Event Tile, AgileData Engineering Pattern #6 - Episode #72" was published on August 7, 2025 and runs 11 minutes.

August 7, 2025 ·11m · Agile Data N’ Info

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Summary

Join Shane Gibson and Nigel Vining as they describe and discuss the AgileData Engineering Pattern for the AgileData Activity Event Tile. The Activity Event Tile pattern tracks a sequence of events (e.g., subscription signups, subscription payments) for a core business concept by storing minimal event data and using a hydration layer to automatically generate pre-calculated metrics as views. This allows business users and analysts to easily understand business performance and event sequencing without complex SQL, providing immediate, consistent insights into activity movements and financial impacts An AgileData Engineering Pattern is a repeatable, proven approach for solving a common data engineering challenge in a simple, consistent, and scalable way, designed to reduce rework, speed up delivery, and embed quality by default. If you want a copy of the pattern template head over to: https://agiledata.substack.com/i/170387919/pattern-name Discover more AgileData Engineering Patterns over at https://agiledata.substack.com/s/agiledata-engineering-patterns If you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility on LinkedIn. Subscribe: Apple Podcast | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Audible | TuneIn | iHeartRadio | PlayerFM | Listen Notes | Podchaser | Deezer | Podcast Addict | Buy the Green Book now! Simply Magical Data Ways of Working

Episode Description

Join Shane Gibson and Nigel Vining as they describe and discuss the AgileData Engineering Pattern for the AgileData Activity Event Tile.

The Activity Event Tile pattern tracks a sequence of events (e.g., subscription signups, subscription payments) for a core business concept by storing minimal event data and using a hydration layer to automatically generate pre-calculated metrics as views.

This allows business users and analysts to easily understand business performance and event sequencing without complex SQL, providing immediate, consistent insights into activity movements and financial impacts

An AgileData Engineering Pattern is a repeatable, proven approach for solving a common data engineering challenge in a simple, consistent, and scalable way, designed to reduce rework, speed up delivery, and embed quality by default.

If you want a copy of the pattern template head over to:

https://agiledata.substack.com/i/170387919/pattern-name

Discover more AgileData Engineering Patterns over at https://agiledata.substack.com/s/agiledata-engineering-patterns

If you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility on LinkedIn.